Atlas and Map
Exercise
GEOG 305-200
Dr. Erik Prout
Spring Semester, 2007
STATEMENT:
The Atlas Exercise introduces
students to maps, and it serves as a survey of cartographic ideas and as an
exploration of map resources. The hometown survey should be answered on both
the paper and scantron (where appropriate).
DIRECTIONS:
Use
the Texas Almanac, Google Earth, and WorldWideWeb.
Write
and Bubble in your name, UID, class info on the scantron.
Answer
each question with the most correct possible response;
Record
onto a large gray scantron
Turn
in at the beginning of class on due date (2/8).
The following questions refer to the Texas Almanac
1. Which reservoir has the
largest storage capacity (not surface area)? (page 87)
[A] Amistad
[B] Falcon
[C] Toledo Bend
[D] Sam Rayburn
2. On page 94, what is the
largest land use in Texas?
[A] Cotton
[B] Forestry
[C] Grazing
[D] Universities
Match the following (3-5)
based on the Brazos County data on page 182.
[A] 1.9%
[B] 2.5%
[C] 25.07”
[D] 39.67”
3. Average annual
precipitation
4. Change of population since
2000
5. Unemployment rates
The Texas Almanac changes
(reissues) every two years, this edition’s features are found on pages 15-34. (answer questions 6-7 from these pages)
6. Which of the follow is not
one of the categories of “Texas Missions?”
[A] El Paso
[B] Goliad
[C] Nacogdoches
[D] San Antonio
7. How many documented cases
of commercial mineral spas does the Almanac provide?
[A] 1
[B] 2
[C] 72
[D] 324
[E] none exist any more
Page 470 has a map of one of
the more controversial issues in Texas.
8. How many counties are
completely “Dry?”
[A] 16
[B] 52
[C] 186
[D] none exist any more
9. Brazos County is considered to be _______.
[A] wholly wet
[B] partially wet
[C] wholly dry
[D] complete party zone
Pages 519-522 relates to
religion in Texas
10. Texas’ ranking among states; Texas has the most of what denomination?
[A] Evangelical Protestants
[B] Catholics
[C] Buddhists
[D] Mormons
11. Using the almanac’s categories,
which denomination does not have over a million adherents?
[A] Baptist
[B] Catholic
[C] Lutheran
[D] Methodist
World Wide Web
Go
to the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
Navigate
the sequence of links:
Find the “Texas” map section
Click on the Aerial
Photographs – Texas Coast
Click on the South Galveston Bay section
12. How many individual
images are there? (not icons but actual photographic images)
[A] 22
[B]
28
[C] 34
[D]
42
[E] 48
13. Look at the image for the
northern tip of the island (#23), which of the following is a logical statement
for what you see?
[A] densely settled (covered completely by houses /
residential)
[B] sparsely settled (approx. half covered by houses)
[C] unsettled (other land uses and not residential)
Go back to the featured maps
for Texas and click on the Trans-Texas Corridor State Map
14. What are the two
generalized corridors under consideration?
[A] TTC-35 and I69/TTC
[B] TTC-21 and I35/TTC
[C] TTC-69 and I59/TTC
[D] TTC-59 and I35/TTC
[E] TTC-42 and I69/TTC
Click on the US-Mexico border
fence featured map.
15. How many miles of “border
Fence” will be built in Texas?
(do not include the El Paso
section)
[A] 83
[B] 227
[C] 469
[D] 698
[E] 1920
Find the “Mexico” map section
Use the most recent political
map and shaded relief (physical) map
16. Which Mexican state has
its capital in Monterrey? (hint: follow IH-35)
[A] Chihuahua
[B] Coahuila
[C] Nuevo Leon
[D] Veracruz
17. Looking at the “label”
for rivers, what do Mexican cartographers typically call the Rio Grande?
[A] Big River
[B] Rio
Bravo
[C] Rio Laredo
[D] Rio Tejano
Download the following maps in the Texas section:
(You will need these maps later in the semester)
Natural Subregions of Texas (B/W)
Physiographic regions of Texas
Using the Natural Subregions
map,
18. The area labeled 7b is
the____
[A] Balcones Fault Zone
[B] Balcones Canyonlands
[C] Edwards Edge
[D] Edwards Aquifer
19. The highest point in Texas is labeled with____
[A] 10
[B] 11a
[C] 11b
[D] 11e
[E] 12
Using the Physiographic map,
20. The Llano Estacado is in the area colored green____
[A] green
[B] tan
[C] purple
[D] red
[E] blue
21. The yellow area is
adjacent to the
[A] Gulf
of Mexico
[B] Rocky
Mountains
[C] Desert ecosystems
[D] Hickory Hardwood Forest
[E] brown areas
Google Earth
(On campus student computing
labs, “startàall programsàcoursewareàgeog324”)
Use the search feature and
type in Enchanted Rock; select the rock formation in Central Texas
22. What is the zip code that
appears with the State Park Ranger Station?
[A] 77843
[B] 78123
[C] 78643
[D] 79054
[E] 92315
23. What city is at that zip
code?
[A] Austin
[B] Fredericksburg
[C] Llano
[D] San Antonio
Find the actual Rock
formation (near the southern county line)
Move the cursor over the rock
and try to determine the maximum elevation
24. What is the highest
elevation (feet)?
[A] 1719
[B] 1787
[C] 1804
[D] 1866
[E] 1911
25. At that location, what is
the nearest latitude?
[A] 30° 30’ 22.6” N
[B] 98° 49’ 06.9” N
[C] 30° 30’ 22.6” W
[D] 98° 49’ 06.9” W
26. At that location, what is
the nearest longitude?
[A] 30° 30’ 22.6” N
[B] 98° 49’ 06.9” N
[C] 30° 30’ 22.6” W
[D] 98° 49’ 06.9” W
27. What name can we see for
the two places in Gillespie County?
[A] Germania
[B] Latinium
[C] Trois Estate
[D] Xanadu
Google Earth continued:
Go to the following
coordinates and answer the following questions:
30° 11’ 40.86” N and 98° 46’ 45.30” W
28. What is this place?
[A] Crazy Caverns
[B] Bio-Willie service station
[C] Kerrville
Telephone
[D] Luckenbach
[E] Easy Rider Warehouse
29. Using the Directions
feature, how many miles is it to Fredericksburg from the previous question’s location?
[A] 9
[B] 11
[C] 13
[D] 15
[E] 17
30.
Using the directions, how long does it take to drive here from College Station?
[A] 3 hours 13 minutes
[B] 4 hours 5 minutes
[C] 5 hours 27 minutes
[D] 169 miles
[E] 215 miles
HOMETOWN SURVEY
INSTRUCTIONS:
·
answer all the questions
·
then enter your answers for selected questions onto
a large gray scantron
NAME:
UID#:
1a. What is your “Hometown?”
Defining
hometown is a subjective activity; for many people it means the place where one
grew up or it means the most familiar with or the most sentimental or most
recent residence.
1b.
What county in Texas
is your hometown?
If
your hometown is outside of Texas, write in the State and/or Country
& check this box. □
Answer on Scantron #31: Your …
[A] Hometown is in Texas
[B] Hometown is in USA
but not Texas
[C] Hometown is outside the USA
2a.
What is the county seat of your county?
For
example, Bryan is the county seat for Brazos County (site of the courthouse).
2b.
Estimate the distance between your “Home” or hometown with the County
Courthouse Square/Plaza.
Approximate distance in miles:
Distance in terms of driving time:
How often do you see the County
Courthouse?
Can you describe the Courthouse/Square?
2c. Characterize your proximity and
familiarity with the Courthouse. (Answer on Scantron #32)
[A] live close to & am familiar
[B] live close to & am not
familiar
[C] do not live close by but am
familiar
[D] do not live close by and am not
familiar
3a.
If another Aggie casually asked you “where
are you from?”
What would your reply be?
3b.
Did you answer with your town, neighborhood/suburb (part of a city), county, or
region?
Answer on Scantron #33:
[A] town/city [B] neighborhood [C]
county [D] region [E] outside of Texas
4a.
Did your hypothetical answer depend on what you think an average person might
know? ______
4b.
You answered the way you did because…. (select the best response)
Answer on Scantron #34:
[A] my
town or neighborhood is too small for outsiders to logically know about.
[B] I
thought it would be easier for the other person to relate to the county or
regional name.
[C] my
town/city/county is well known throughout Texas
[D] I
strongly identify with my local area and expect to clarify my answer.
[E] I modified my answer by saying
something like recently, currently, last couple of years, etc.
5a.
Back home, talking with other locals, what do you call your region of Texas?
5b.
Circle all the terms that apply to your regional name/location. (or direction
outside of Texas)
North
West Central East
South
5c. Does a particular cardinal
direction stand out in your regional name?
Answer on Scantron #35: (select one)
[A] North [B]
South [C] East [D]
West
[E] No
6. Circle the combination term that
best applies to your region of Texas.
Answer on Scantron #36: (select one)
[A] Northeast [B] Northwest [C]
Southeast [D] Southwest [E] None
6b.
What are the derogatory terms people might use to describe other regions of Texas?
6c.
What sorts of derogatory terms do outsiders use to describe your region of Texas?
Find
your county in the Texas
Almanac p. 192 (map) and the index of counties (167-336).
7a.
What is the Population of your county?
7b.
The population of your county falls in which range? Answer on Scantron #37:
[A] <1000 [B] 1000-10,000 [C]
10,000-100,000 [D] 100,000-1,000,000 [E] >1,000,000
8a.
What is the Area of your county?
square miles (sq.mi.)
8b.
Calculate the population density for your county.
(Population / Area)
(number of people per square mile)
8c.
The population density of your county falls in which range? Answer on Scantron #38:
[A] <10 [B]
10-25 [C] 25-100 [D] 100-500 [E] >500
9a.
After reading your county’s entry, what stands out in your county’s
description?
9b.
Evaluate this description
Answer on Scantron #39:
[A] Very
Accurate
[B] Accurate
[C] Inaccurate
[D] Extremely inaccurate
10.
Does it do your county well/justice?
Answer on Scantron #40:
[A] Yes
/ Liked
[B] OK / middle of the road
[C] No / Disliked
11.
How many generations has your family been in Texas?
Answer on Scantron #41:
[A] 1
(yourself) [B] 2 (parents) [C] 3 (grandparents) [D] 4 (great-gp) [E] 5 or more
12.
How many generations of your family have college degrees? Answer on Scantron #42:
[A] 1
(yourself) [B] 2 (parents) [C] 3 (grandparents) [D] 4 (great-gp) [E] 5 or more
13.
How many generations of your family have associations with Texas A&M? Answer on Scantron #43:
[A] 1
(yourself) [B] 2 (parents) [C] 3 (grandparents) [D] 4 (great-gp) [E] 5 or more
Locate your county on the MAP ONE
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Draw a dot in the part of the county your hometown is located.
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Outline (with a dark pen) or Highlighter your county.
14a. Estimate how far your hometown
is from TAMU campus.
Miles:
Driving Time:
14b. Do you think of your hometown
as being _________ from campus?
Answer on Scantron #44:
[A] very
close [B] average distance [C] far away [D] extremely far
15. Using MAP ONE, which zone is
your home town?
Answer on Scantron #45:
[A] 1
closest [B] 2 [C] 3 [D] 4 [E]
5 farthest
16. Which of Texas’s border states are you most familiar with?
Answer on Scantron #46:
[A] Louisiana [B] Arkansas [C] Oklahoma [D] New
Mexico
17. Perceptually, which expression
best describes your familiarity with Mexico?
Answer on Scantron #47:
[A] close by and familiar
[B] far away but familiar
[C] close by but unfamiliar
[D] far away and unfamiliar
18. In actuality, your hometown is
geographically _____ Mexico. (Use MAP ONE)
Answer on Scantron #48:
[A] adjacent
to the border with
[B] relatively
close to
[C] an
average distance from
[D] quite
a long distance from
[E] extremely distant from
19. What perception of your
hometown/region do you have in relationship the stereotypical image of places
in Texas? Answer on Scantron #49:
[A] very
similar to the stereotypical Texas
place
[B] somewhat
similar to the stereotypical Texas
place
[C] unsure
/ NA
[D] somewhat
different to the stereotypical Texas
place
[E] very different to the stereotypical Texas
place
Locate your county on the MAP TWO
This is a map of the Metropolitan
Statistical Areas (MSAs) by the Census Bureau
{Another MSA map is in the Almanac
p.339 with counties in each MSA}
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A latitude and a longitude line is drawn through the geometric center of Texas;
20. Does your hometown fall in the
NE, NW, SE, or SW quadrant from the geometric center?
Answer on Scantron #50:
[A] NE [B]
NW [C] SE [D] SW
21. Regardless of your previous answers,
do you associate your hometown as being part of _.
Answer on Scantron #51:
[A] North
Texas [B] South Texas [C] East Texas [D] West Texas [E] Central Texas
22. Do you think of your
home/hometown as being _______. (rural—urban)
Answer
on Scantron #52:
[A] very
rural [B] semi-rural/ suburban [C]
suburban/city
[D]
very urban
23. Do you think of the area around
your home as being _______. (population density)
Answer on Scantron #53:
[A] isolated [B] below average density [C] above average density [D] crowded
24. Using the dots for “Central
Cities” on MAP TWO, how far away is the nearest major city?
Answer on Scantron #54:
[A] <10 miles [B] 10-25 miles [C]
25-50 miles [D] 50-100 miles [E] >100
25. Which of the following big
cities is your hometown closest to?
Answer on Scantron #55:
[A] Dallas [B] Houston [C] San
Antonio [D] El Paso [E] Amarillo
26. Which of the following
interstates highways is your hometown closest to?
Answer on Scantron #56:
{refer to
Almanac if necessary}
[A] 10 [B] 20 [C]
35 [D] 45 [E] other IH
27. Reading from MAP TWO, identify
which of the following your hometown falls into:
Answer on Scantron #57:
[A] is
in a CMSA or PMSA (2 outlined groups around Houston and Dallas)
[B] is
in a MSA (other that those in answer A, e.g. Brazos
county))
[C] is
in a county that is immediately adjacent to an MSA
[D] is
in a county that does not border with an MSA
28. Reading from MAP TWO, identify
the specific MSA groups or otherwise categories that apply.
Answer on Scantron #58:
[A] my
county is part of the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria CMSA
[B] my
county is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth CMSA
[C] my county is part of the MSA cluster
along IH-35 (Bexar-Travis-McLennan)
[D] my
county is in another MSA (not part of the above three groups in answer A/B/C)
[E] my county is not classified as
an MSA.
Physical
Geography of your hometown/region:
29. Which Physiographic Region(s) is
your hometown considered in?
North
American:
Additional
scales/regions:
Answer the North American Province on Scantron #59:
[A] Intermontane (El
Paso)
[B] Great
Plains (Edwards Plateau & High Plains)
[C] Interior Lowlands
(Osage/Lower Plains & Fort Worth)
[D] Coastal Plain
30a. What is it you see in the
landscape (countryside) around your hometown?
30b. Characterize the landscape into
one of the following responses. Answer on Scantron #60:
[A] rangeland [B] dense forests [C] grasslands [D] woodlands [E] empty plains
31a. Which River “Drainage Basin” is
your hometown in?
31b. Which Aquifer underlies your hometown?
31c. Which Vegetation region is your
hometown in?
31d. What is the mean average
temperature for your hometown?
31e. What is the mean annual
precipitation for your hometown?